ALSF Childhood Cancer Research Grants
With your support, we have been able to fund outstanding research, leading toward cures and improved quality of life for children with cancer. Browse through more than 1,500 funded projects below.
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ALSF Funded Research Projects
Project Title | Institution / Principal Investigator(s) |
Grant Type![]() |
Year | State |
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Developing Novel Transcription Factor PROTACs to Disrupt the HMGA1 Epigenome in Relapsed Leukemia | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Linda Resar, MD and Jian Jin, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Maryland |
Molecular circuitry of fibrolamellar carcinoma | Massachusetts General Hospital / Nabeel Bardeesy, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Massachusetts |
Targeted nanoparticle-mediated “cold”-to-“hot” reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment of high-risk neuroblastoma | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School / Prabhani Atukorale, PhD & Jason Shohet, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Massachusetts |
Isoform-specific TNC-redirected T cell Therapy for DIPG | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital / Stephen Gottschalk, MD and Giedre Krenciute, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Tennessee |
Developing Novel Transcription Factor PROTACs to Disrupt the HMGA1 Epigenome in Relapsed Leukemia | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / Linda Resar, MD and Jian Jin, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | New York |
Developmental origins of leukemia in Down Syndrome | University of Rochester / James Palis, MD & Laurie Steiner, MD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | New York |
Targeted nanoparticle-mediated “cold”-to-“hot” reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment of high-risk neuroblastoma | University of Massachusetts Amherst / Prabhani Atukorale, PhD & Jason Shohet, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Massachusetts |
Inhibition of translation initiation as a novel therapeutic strategy against MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Rani George, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Massachusetts |
Epigenetic Enhancement of MHCI to Augment Neuroblastoma Immunotherapy | University of Wisconsin - Madison / Paul Sondel, MD, PhD and Amy Erbe-Gurel, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Wisconsin |
Blocking the Evil Messenger in MYCN-driven High-risk Neuroblastoma | Boston University / Hui Feng, Md, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Massachusetts |
Impact of STAG2 loss on DNA Damage and Immunobiology in Ewing sarcoma | University of Pittsburgh / Kelly Bailey, MD, PhD | Innovation Grants | 2022 | Pennsylvania |
Characterizing the Developmental Context of Pediatric Leukemia | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / Elvin Wagenblast, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2022 | New York |
Exploiting glypican diversity in neuroblastoma plasticity with bicistronic CAR T cell targeting | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / Kristopher Bosse, MD | 'A' Award Grants | 2022 | Pennsylvania |
Targeting Kinase Inhibitor Induced DNA-Damage Response in Ph-Like ALL | Temple University / Christian Hurtz, PhD | 'A' Award Grants | 2022 | Pennsylvania |
Mechanistic and Therapeutic Development of ATM as a Tumor Cell Selective Target for Radiosensitization in H3K27M DMG | The Regents of the University of Michigan / Meredith Morgan, PhD & Daniel Wahl, MD/PhD | Reach Grants | 2022 | Michigan |
Enhancing TKI Therapy in Ph-Like Leukemia | The Regents of the University of California, Irvine / David Fruman, PhD | Reach Grants | 2022 | California |
Novel Therapy for Pediatric Leukemia Patients with NUP98 Translocations | The Regents of the University of Michigan / Jolanta Grembecka, PhD | Reach Grants | 2022 | Michigan |
Delivering on the Promise of Germline Genetic Testing for RUNX1 Variants | University of Washington, Seattle / Abbye McEwen, MD, PhD | RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grants | 2022 | Washington |
Using Chemical Genetics to Define the Precise Role of RUNX1 in Transcription and Beyond | Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Kristy Stengel | RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grants | 2022 | New York |
Targeting the biological underpinnings of pulmonary metastasis in osteosarcoma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Rani George, MD/PhD | Crazy 8 Awards | 2022 | Massachusetts |
Understanding and inhibiting mechanisms of metastatic spread in osteosarcoma | University of California San Francisco / Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD | Crazy 8 Awards | 2022 | California |
Phase I trial of multilamellar mRNA lipid particles for recurrent pediatric high grade glioma | University of Florida / Elias Sayour, MD/PhD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2022 | Florida |
Epigenetic therapies to concurrently target DIPG tumor cells and harness the immune system | The Regents of the University of Michigan / Sriram Venneti, MD/PhD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2022 | Michigan |
GENOME ORIGAMI: Refolding Aberrant Chromosome 3D Structure for Treating NUT Carcinoma | Baylor College of Medicine / Kyle Eagen, PhD | R Accelerated Award Grants | 2022 | Texas |